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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND                                 
234 AM CDT SUN APR 19 2009


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...THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 18 2009...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1875 TO 2009


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         47    604 PM  92    1987  57    -10       69       
  MINIMUM         36    939 PM  12    1988  32      4       28       
                                      1953                          
  AVERAGE         42                        44     -2       49      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.74 1986   0.05  -0.05     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.09                      0.79  -0.70     0.07    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.82                      1.64   1.18     0.52    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.43                      2.60   1.83     1.04    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           4.2  1970   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         2.9   -2.9      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1     29.7                      11.9   17.8      2.2     
  SINCE JUL 1    100.2                      48.9   51.3     18.8     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       23                        21      2       16       
  MONTH TO DATE  489                       445     44      426       
  SINCE MAR 1   1829                      1554    275     1484       
  SINCE JUL 1   8616                      8189    427     7971       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        1       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         0      0        1       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        1       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (60)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    14   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (60)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.0                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE   7 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           800 AM                                     
 LOWEST     65           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    79                                                       

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THE BISMARCK ND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   58        86      1961                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   32         4      1928                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 19 2009.........SUNRISE   648 AM CDT   SUNSET   837 PM CDT   
APRIL 20 2009.........SUNRISE   646 AM CDT   SUNSET   838 PM CDT   

                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          




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